Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-20
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The republicans Of Prince George and
Surrv counties have ncni;natej' a negro for
the House of Delegates.
MIR. Philip Honey, of Stafford, bauls rail.
road ties regularly with mule which he
brought home with him from the army.
At the republican convention held at
Louisa C. H yesterday Col. w. c. Elan
was nominated by acclsmatiou To represent
Louisa county in the next House of Dsle-
gates.
Supreme Chancellor of the knights of
Pythias of the World, Hon. Howard Doug
LIS. arrived in Richmond from New York
Yesterday afternoon. and was handsomely
entertained by the Pythians there last night.
Rev. DIR. Geo. H. Martin for the twenty
wears succeeding the war pastor of the Re-
formed Church of Woodstock, died quite
suddenly ut Timberville, Rockingham coun.
ty, Sunday night, in the seventy. first year
of his age.
A police officer of Norfolk county found
the dead body OF whto pedd!er in the
woods near Deep Creek yesterday. The
body was very much decomposed, and it Is
supposed that the peddler bad been dead for
several days.
A disease similar 10 meningitis, that has
been killing so many horses on the seaside
in Accomac county, still prevails, and has
thus far baflled the skill of the loca! horse
doctors. The disease does not appear to DE
contagious, but prevails as an epidemic.
The sessious of Richmond College begin
on Thursday next and students are already
beginning to arrive. All the dormitories
but three or four have been assigned On
written application, and more than enough
Young men to fill these have signified their
purpose of occupying them.
Major P. h Powers, who was recently
nominated in the democratic joint conven.
ton TO represent the counties of Clarke and
Warren in the next session Of the Legisla
ture, but who afterwards declined the nom
ination on account Of i'll health, died yester
| day morning ct his home, near WickliHe,
Clarke county, after lingering illness OF
several weeks, from typhoid fever.
4 detective of Norfolk has succeeded in
a:resting the negro Moses Burrus, who as
sassinated the old colored man Aaron Goode,
and then burned the house over his head,
near Seaboard Station, on the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad, short time Since The
murder was caused by Burrus being driven
away from Goodies house on account of the
undue intimacy Of Burrus with Goodies
daughter.
The thirty fifth session of Roanoke Col
lege opened on the Nth inst, with large
attendance for the first day, and the indica-
tions promise very prosperous year. An
unusually large proportion of the old stu
dents have returned, AMI the new ones are
nearly all young men of earnest, substantial
character. who have gone to the college to
study The number of States and Terrific.
ries represented will be larger than last SOS.
sion.
Gillian Jones, co!ored and nearly an octo-
genariap, was approached in Richmond las;
night by woman. who asked him to change
a two dollar bill. He did go and then
crossed the street to get glass of beer
When he rendered the note in payment the
bAikeeper told him it was twenty dollar
Confederate bill. Returning 10 the house
in which he had ssen the woman enter, he
told Jefferson Minsen that the woman had
robbed him. DIinsen assumed great indig
nation, cursed him ard knocked him down.
The old man, after being knocked down
three times, drew his knife and stabbed
ilnsan terribly, saying, "I's mighty ole,
but kin shove knife" While Minsen' S
wounds are serious the police justice nc.
quilted the old colored man, as he had
clearly acted in sclf defense.